Category Archives: photography

flowers in the thorns

I don’t know if you have ever gotten personally involved with a prickly pear cactus up close, but it is an exceedingly unpleasant experience. The big thorns hurt and will poke you deeply, but they are fairly easy to remove. … Continue reading

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foto friday

we went camping last weekend. he caught one these daisy looking flowers had less diameter than a dime waiting for a bite

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foetoe fridae

I am sorry that i missed last Friday. moving messed up my routine and I forgot. have I mentioned that I hate moving? yellow flowers tree mexican hats

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Black and White

some B&W pictures on film (Kodak 400 Tri-X)

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friday fotoes

I enjoy the backlit look if it can be done without flaring. a little artsy soft focus Backlit portrait with just a bit of flare. desaturated the colors a bit to make it artsy instead of a throwaway.

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phridai photoes

more flowers. I am loving this spring.

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friday fotos

more flowers a bit abstract solo in the sun

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photo phriday

I bought a well used and very cheap twenty year old film camera and have been taking some pictures on, get this, FILM. Lots of fun. picture from which the current header is cropped. here are my nephew and daughter … Continue reading

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photo phriday

I am really enjoying this spring.

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this morning

it finally stopped raining, so I took some pictures this morning.

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phriday photos

more spring pictures

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foto friday

spring is here with flowers with baseball and with new leaves on trees

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foto friday

spring is springing. here is a bee on a redbud on the Capitol grounds. My new spring header came from this. Love the determination on 2’s face: and I just can’t seem to get enough of flags:

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foto friday

february is a bit too early for baseball and the weather was not very cooperative for pictures the other night. I decided to use the fog and try for artsy instead. the scene in B&W coming up to the plate … Continue reading

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phriday photos

I am just fascinated by the most intense light of the sun right now. here is sunset reflected off the arm of a power line here is the bottom of the sun peeking out of the cloud and for something … Continue reading

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friday fotos

sunset at the capitol and

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photo phridai

Here is the uncropped version of this picture that was the first one I posted on this blog. I am entering this uncropped version in a photography contest. and it is basketball season defense rebound

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foto friday

sunrise at the quarries sunset in Salado sunset at the Pickle

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Friday Fotos–Bokeh

Bokeh is the out of focus “oof” area on a picture. smooth creamy oof areas are generally felt to be more pleasing to the eyes. here is a mosquito on a landscaping log taken with a 105mm f2.8 nikkor and … Continue reading

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this morning's expedition

a couple from this morning’s expedition moon set sunrise

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foto friday

a few more Colorado photos.

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friday fotos

I just kept stopping to take pictures. just enough clouds to reflect the pink light the other side of the valley

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it was fun

well, we had a fun winter trip to Colorado, but it is time to make the very long trek home. Not looking forward to being in the car all those hours, but I am ready to be back home. it … Continue reading

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friday fotos

A little 620 mile road trip today to Colorado, so I am a bit late but here are some pictures. sunset outside of San Angelo Odessa prickly pear mama’s big brother

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Merry Christmas

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